Make or Buy Christmas Cards?

Well I've never made my own christmas cards so I wouldn't know if they are more expensive or not to make them or buy them. My husbands aunt she makes her own she just buys the black white cards and then takes magaiznes and cutes what she likes out to make the cards. I buy my own and get a pack for $5 dollars and normally that last me a few years.

wrenfrost56 If you love arts and crafts I thik it is a nice idea..lol personally I can hardly make myself buy andnd address cards and write a short note... I don't think it's cheatinbg at all to buy homemade...I think it is helping some people make money and so you are benefiting them and yourself

I may be wrong but reading between the lines I think your heart is in making your own cards. It is true that they take some time to make but they do not have to be more expensive if you have a little imagination. If you kept your cards last Christmas you may be able to cut out some useful parts, such as small pictures. A little piece of ribbon is a pretty decoration,and you will find more inspiration if you look at some of the homemade cards in the shops. I suggest you just make one or two for your most special friends and just to get you started I am going to give you a verse that I have written for my Christmas cards. If you copy it on to a sheet of paper that you can fold and insert into the card it will make the card more substantial and, unlike the cards you can buy in the shops, this has a genuine Christian message. A prince born in a stable, A comet blazing bright, Three wise men with costly gifts, An angel choir at night. So God restores His Kingdom, His Prince has shown the way. He is the Truth that gives men life, Thank God for Christmas Day.

We don't make and send christmas cards in our place . People are bit advance , they send only SMS or cards in internet or just give a call. I don't know if people nowadays are lazy , or just busy so no time for making cards .

For a change, I think a handmade christmas card is good. The recepient will be very much appreciative because of the effort that you made.

The effort will be worth it still if you make it by yourself. You will be proud after making it.

Making your own Christmas card shows thoughtfulness. Buying one saves you time. If you think the person deserves your time, I suggest you create your own Christmas card for them. Not so many people invest their time making a Christmas card so if it's a special someone, it would be a massive plus to make your own card.

I like arts and crafts, but I'm not very good at most of them. I stocked up on store bought Christmas cards when they went on clearance several years ago, and I'm still using them. I think I'm probably going to end up giving most of them away since I found a site online that does really neat custom cards for all occasions. They let you add your own photos to their templates, which is great for me because I love photography. I made some cards with pictures of my little girl for Father's Day this year, and the guys totally loved them. I want to do something similar for Christmas and other holidays since the Father's Day ones were such a hit. Oh, if you'd like to see the site I used, it's CardStore.com

Personalized or customized Christmas or Greeting cards never gets old.. its sincere with your effort and time and love making on it.... but the easiest way is to just buy them.. hehe

I used to send tons of Christmas cards, but each year it was fewer and fewer. Now, I don't send any. I use e-cards for a few people, and that's it.

I think I'm gonna make my own Christmas card since I only want to spend my money on buying gifts. Maybe I'll try to use photoshop to design the card and if I want to add more decoration on the card, it will be the time where I'll spend some money to it.

People tend to buy cards rather than make it, for different reasons: To save time, buy cards may perhaps look good than my own made card, you can choose a cheaper one, etc. Whatever the reason is, in my own opinion there is much greater joy to receive a made card than a buy card for we as a receiver can really feel the effort that in being exerted by the person who gave it no matter how simple it may look.So I think it's better to have a made Christmas card than a buy one.

well for me if you really have the budget then try to buy a card, but if you want to personalized it then making a card on your own is much appreciated. try to make a card that made from a scrap materials. just make it more creative, search some ideas and design on the internet. this kind of art saves money and also you are helping the environment.

I'd certainly make. try to seach in net since you still have much time to prepare. I'm sure making cards are more special because you know the personality of each recepient. It will be more valuable if you add a taste of their own charactersistic on each card. Well, have fun!

i make my own cards and i find it much cheaper to make my own than to buy them, however, Christmas is generally an exception just because i always buy them after Christmas. i don't really send that many out though anyways and for special people, i always make them.